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2008-04-16 10:25:25

#1

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6770|Éire

Fury in France as Eurovision song choice has English lyrics

French language purists are furious as the country’s entry to this year’s Eurovision song contest has English lyrics. Sebastien Tellier’s song Divine has been chosen over Gallic rivals for the May 24 show, which draws millions of TV viewers. Francois-Michel Gonnot of the governing conservative party said he was utterly shocked and has been getting messages from French-speakers as far away as Vietnam and Africa, urging him to take a stand. A group that defends the French language said it was studying a response and one possibility would be to withhold TV taxes paid to public television for not fulfilling its mission.

Two questions...

1. What the hell are they doing with a song in English?
2. What the hell is Sebastien Tellier doing entering a song into Eurovision, he's actually quite good?

Last edited by Braddock (2008-04-16 10:26:04)

2008-04-16 10:28:51

#2

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6891|'Murka

Because they finally realized that when they speak French, they sound gay.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-04-16 10:30:53

#3

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7101|London, England

Eurovision is such a waste of time and money, please scrap it. The voting is all political anyway. The same old blocs always voting for each other helping them out, thus, another Eastern European country wins again

2008-04-16 10:34:51

#4

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6770|Éire

FEOS wrote:
Because they finally realized that when they speak French, they sound gay.

Like Jean Girard in The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby! lol

2008-04-16 10:49:01

#5

FallenMorgan: Member; +53|6394|Glendale, CA

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Eurovision is such a waste of time and money, please scrap it. The voting is all political anyway. The same old blocs always voting for each other helping them out, thus, another Eastern European country wins again

It's a break from all the seriousness, like when the President "pardons" a turkey around Thanksgiving.

2008-04-16 10:51:59

#6

sergeriver: Cowboy from Hell; +1,928|7238|Argentina

Je ne comprande pas

2008-04-16 10:52:31

#7

FlemishHCmaniac: Member; +147|6893|Belgium

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Eurovision is such a waste of time and money, please scrap it. The voting is all political anyway. The same old blocs always voting for each other helping them out, thus, another Eastern European country wins again

Or people dressing up like monsters.

Anyway, you have to put this into perspective. The French aren't very fond of Anglo-Saxon influences in their culture. Especially in the language, they have one of the few languages where most computer terms are not just taken over in its English forms. Therefore a computer is 'un ordinateur' and an email is 'courriel'. Other languages do this as well but the most extreme at this are Icelanders.

2008-04-16 11:11:01

#8

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6891|'Murka

sergeriver wrote:
Je ne comprande pas

Fag.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-04-16 11:13:57

#9

Braddock: Agitator; +916|6770|Éire

FlemishHCmaniac wrote:
Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Eurovision is such a waste of time and money, please scrap it. The voting is all political anyway. The same old blocs always voting for each other helping them out, thus, another Eastern European country wins again
Or people dressing up like monsters.

Anyway, you have to put this into perspective. The French aren't very fond of Anglo-Saxon influences in their culture. Especially in the language, they have one of the few languages where most computer terms are not just taken over in its English forms. Therefore a computer is 'un ordinateur' and an email is 'courriel'. Other languages do this as well but the most extreme at this are Icelanders.

I'm quite proud that Gaeilge (which was almost decimated by the English language) has got a lot of its own words for computer terms.

Computer is ríomhaire, email is ríamhpost and internet is idirlíne or Idirghréasán!

2008-04-16 12:01:45

#10

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7062|SE London

FEOS wrote:
Because they finally realized that when they speak French, they sound gay.

No they don't.

They sound gay when they talk English with a ridiculous French accent.

Zat eez, 'ow do you say, true, no?

2008-04-16 12:18:11

#11

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6891|'Murka

Bertster7 wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Because they finally realized that when they speak French, they sound gay.
No they don't.

They sound gay when they talk English with a ridiculous French accent.

Zat eez, 'ow do you say, true, no?

He's not gay...he's British! (modified line from "Just Shoot Me").

And they sound gay when they talk French with a ridiculous French accent, too.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2008-04-16 12:22:31

#12

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7062|SE London

FEOS wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Because they finally realized that when they speak French, they sound gay.
No they don't.

They sound gay when they talk English with a ridiculous French accent.

Zat eez, 'ow do you say, true, no?
He's not gay...he's British! (modified line from "Just Shoot Me").

And they sound gay when they talk French with a ridiculous French accent, too.

Not as gay....

But then, most accents sound ridiculous in one way or another. RP FTW!

Last edited by Bertster7 (2008-04-16 12:23:25)

2008-04-16 12:24:17

#13

PuckMercury: 6 x 9 = 42; +298|7007|Portland, OR USA

I'm FRENCH!! Why do you think I have this outRAGEOUS accENt you silly king-uh?!

2008-04-16 12:29:40

#14

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6891|'Murka

Holy Grail FTMFW!

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